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   Magellan
         n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
               an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
               world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Ferdinand Magellan},
               {Fernao Magalhaes}]

English Dictionary: Mysoline by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Magellanic Cloud
n
  1. either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculine
adj
  1. of grammatical gender
    Antonym(s): feminine, neuter
  2. associated with men and not with women
    Antonym(s): feminine
  3. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
n
  1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculinisation
n
  1. the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
    Synonym(s): masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculinise
v
  1. produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
    Synonym(s): masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculinity
n
  1. the properties characteristic of the male sex [syn: maleness, masculinity]
    Antonym(s): femaleness, feminineness
  2. the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
    Antonym(s): femininity, muliebrity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculinization
n
  1. the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
    Synonym(s): masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
masculinize
v
  1. give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"
  2. produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
    Synonym(s): masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Maui Island
n
  1. the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands [syn: Maui, Maui Island]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mausoleum
n
  1. a large burial chamber, usually above ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mausoleum at Halicarnasus
n
  1. a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maxillomandibular
adj
  1. relating to the upper and lower jaws
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Maxwell Anderson
n
  1. United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: Anderson, Maxwell Anderson]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
McAllen
n
  1. a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
McLuhan
n
  1. Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980)
    Synonym(s): McLuhan, Marshall McLuhan, Herbert Marshall McLuhan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Meclomen
n
  1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis
    Synonym(s): meclofenamate, meclofenamate sodium, Meclomen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megalomania
n
  1. a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megalomaniac
n
  1. a pathological egotist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megalomaniacal
adj
  1. suffering from megalomania [syn: megalomaniacal, megalomanic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megalomanic
adj
  1. suffering from megalomania [syn: megalomaniacal, megalomanic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Megalonychidae
n
  1. mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths [syn: Megalonychidae, family Megalonychidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mesalliance
n
  1. a marriage with a person of inferior social status
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mescaline
n
  1. the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
    Synonym(s): mescaline, peyote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michael Ondaatje
n
  1. Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn: Ondaatje, Michael Ondaatje, Philip Michael Ondaatje]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michaelmas
n
  1. honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
    Synonym(s): Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michaelmas daisy
n
  1. North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
    Synonym(s): Michaelmas daisy, New York aster, Aster novi-belgii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michaelmas Day
n
  1. honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
    Synonym(s): Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michaelmastide
n
  1. the season of Michaelmas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michel Montaigne
n
  1. French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)
    Synonym(s): Montaigne, Michel Montaigne, Michel Eyquem Montaigne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michel Ney
n
  1. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn: Ney, Michel Ney, Duc d'Elchingen]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michelangelesque
adj
  1. in the manner of Michelangelo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michelangelo
n
  1. Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
    Synonym(s): Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
n
  1. Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
    Synonym(s): Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
n
  1. Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
    Synonym(s): Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misalliance
n
  1. an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miscellanea
n
  1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
    Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miscellaneous
adj
  1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
    Synonym(s): assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)
  2. having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"
    Synonym(s): many- sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miscellany
n
  1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
    Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
  2. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
    Synonym(s): florilegium, garland, miscellany
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mogul empire
n
  1. an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Moquelumnan
n
  1. a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok [syn: Moquelumnan, Miwok]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Moslem
adj
  1. of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
    Synonym(s): Muslim, Moslem, Islamic
n
  1. a believer in or follower of Islam [syn: Muslim, Moslem]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Moslem calendar
n
  1. the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
    Synonym(s): Islamic calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mousseline de sole
n
  1. a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muscle into
v
  1. force one's way; "He muscled into the union"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muscle memory
n
  1. your memory for motor skills [syn: motor memory, {muscle memory}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muscleman
n
  1. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
    Synonym(s): muscleman, muscle
  2. someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
    Synonym(s): bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle- builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muskellunge
n
  1. flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
  2. large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
    Synonym(s): muskellunge, Esox masquinongy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muslim
adj
  1. of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
    Synonym(s): Muslim, Moslem, Islamic
n
  1. a believer in or follower of Islam [syn: Muslim, Moslem]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muslim calendar
n
  1. the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
    Synonym(s): Islamic calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muslim Ummah
n
  1. the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"
    Synonym(s): Ummah, Umma, Muslim Ummah, Islamic Ummah, Islam Nation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muslimah
n
  1. a Muslim woman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muslimism
n
  1. the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
    Synonym(s): Islam, Muslimism
  2. the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
    Synonym(s): Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muslin
n
  1. plain-woven cotton fabric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mussolini
n
  1. Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mycelium
n
  1. the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
myoclonus
n
  1. a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
myoclonus epilepsy
n
  1. epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
    Synonym(s): myoclonus epilepsy, Lafora's disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mysoline
n
  1. an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor
    Synonym(s): primidone, Mysoline
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Black bass \Black" bass`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the
            genus {Micropterus}. the small-mouthed kind is {M.
            dolomie[c6]}; the large-mouthed is {M. salmoides}.
  
      2. The sea bass. See {Blackfish}, 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Macilency \Mac"i*len*cy\, n. [See {Macilent}.]
      Leanness. [Obs.] --Sandys.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Macilent \Mac"i*lent\, a. [L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness,
      macere to be lean.]
      Lean; thin. [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Magellanic \Mag`el*lan"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
  
      {Magellenic clouds} (Astron.), three conspicuous nebul[91]
            near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Magellanic \Mag`el*lan"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
  
      {Magellenic clouds} (Astron.), three conspicuous nebul[91]
            near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Masculine \Mas"cu*line\, a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male,
      manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See {Male}
      masculine.]
      1. Of the male sex; not female.
  
                     Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
            characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or
            effeminate; strong; robust.
  
                     That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
                     with a masculine energy.                     --Hallam.
  
      3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
            [R.] [bd]A masculine church.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,
            words pertaining especially to male beings, as
            distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.
            -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Masculine \Mas"cu*line\, a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male,
      manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See {Male}
      masculine.]
      1. Of the male sex; not female.
  
                     Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
            characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or
            effeminate; strong; robust.
  
                     That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
                     with a masculine energy.                     --Hallam.
  
      3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
            [R.] [bd]A masculine church.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,
            words pertaining especially to male beings, as
            distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.
            -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Masculine \Mas"cu*line\, a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male,
      manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See {Male}
      masculine.]
      1. Of the male sex; not female.
  
                     Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
            characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or
            effeminate; strong; robust.
  
                     That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
                     with a masculine energy.                     --Hallam.
  
      3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
            [R.] [bd]A masculine church.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,
            words pertaining especially to male beings, as
            distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.
            -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Masculinity \Mas`cu*lin"i*ty\, n.
      The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maselyn \Mas"e*lyn\, n.
      A drinking cup. See 1st {Maslin}, 2. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maselyn \Mas"e*lyn\, n.
      A drinking cup. See 1st {Maslin}, 2. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mashlin \Mash"lin\, n.
      See {Maslin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great
      Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence
      River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also
      {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge},
      and {muskelunjeh}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.
      {Maslin}.]
      A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
      {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.
      {Maslin}.]
      A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
      {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mausolean \Mau`so*le"an\, a. [L. Mausoleus. See {Mausoleum}.]
      Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. {Mausoleums}, L. {-lea}.
      [L. mausoleum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Mausolus, king of Caria, to
      whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.]
      A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. {Mausoleums}, L. {-lea}.
      [L. mausoleum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Mausolus, king of Caria, to
      whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.]
      A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maxillo-mandibular \Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Maxilla +
      mandibular.] (Anat.)
      Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the
      maxillo-mandibular nerve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meazling \Meaz"ling\, a.
      Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing. [Obs.]
      --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mechlin \Mech"lin\, n.
      A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechlin, in
      Belgium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meckelian \Meck*e"li*an\, a. (Anat.)
      Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German
      anatomist.
  
      {Meckelian cartilage}, the cartilaginous rod which forms the
            axis of the mandible; -- called also {Meckel's cartilage}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meckelian \Meck*e"li*an\, a. (Anat.)
      Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German
      anatomist.
  
      {Meckelian cartilage}, the cartilaginous rod which forms the
            axis of the mandible; -- called also {Meckel's cartilage}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ironsmith \I"ron*smith`\, n.
      1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of
            iron; a blacksmith.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An East Indian barbet ({Megalaima faber}),
            inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its
            note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Megalomania \Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.]
      (Pathol.)
      A form of mental alienation in which the patient has
      grandiose delusions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meslin \Mes"lin\ (? [or] ?), n.
      See {Maslin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.
      {Maslin}.]
      A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
      {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

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   Meslin \Mes"lin\ (? [or] ?), n.
      See {Maslin}.

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   Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.
      {Maslin}.]
      A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
      {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

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   Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service;
      OE. Mighelmesse.]
      The feat of the archangel Michael, a church festival,
      celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially,
      autumn.
  
      {Michaelmas daisy}. (Bot.) See under {Daisy}.

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   Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service;
      OE. Mighelmesse.]
      The feat of the archangel Michael, a church festival,
      celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially,
      autumn.
  
      {Michaelmas daisy}. (Bot.) See under {Daisy}.

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   Daisy \Dai"sy\, n.; pl. {Daisies}. [OE. dayesye, AS.
      d[91]ges[?]eage day's eye, daisy. See {Day}, and {Eye}.]
      (Bot.)
      (a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family
            Composit[91]. The common English and classical daisy is
            {B. prennis}, which has a yellow disk and white or
            pinkish rays.
      (b) The whiteweed ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum}), the plant
            commonly called {daisy} in North America; -- called also
            {oxeye daisy}. See {Whiteweed}.
  
      Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of
               other genera, as {Erigeron}, or fleabane.
  
      {Michaelmas daisy} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of
            which there are many species.
  
      {Oxeye daisy} (Bot.), the whiteweed. See {Daisy}
      (b) .

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   Misalliance \Mis`al*li"ance\, n. [F. m[82]salliance.]
      A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station;
      an improper alliance; a mesalliance.
  
               A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard
               should know it.                                       --Mrs.
                                                                              Browning.

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   Miscellanarian \Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an\, a. [See {Miscellany}.]
      Of or pertaining to miscellanies. --Shaftesbury. -- n. A
      writer of miscellanies.

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   Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.
      {Maslin}.]
      A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
      {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.

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   Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
      miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
      {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
      Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
      sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
      collection. [bd]A miscellaneous rabble.[b8] --Milton. --
      {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.

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   Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
      miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
      {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
      Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
      sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
      collection. [bd]A miscellaneous rabble.[b8] --Milton. --
      {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.

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   Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
      miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
      {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
      Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
      sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
      collection. [bd]A miscellaneous rabble.[b8] --Milton. --
      {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.

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   Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L.
      miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.
      miscellan[82]e, pl. miscellan[82]es. See {Miscellaneous}.]
      A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a
      collection of compositions on various subjects.
  
               'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
               and sins actual.                                    --Hewyt.
  
      {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
            milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

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   Miscellanist \Mis"cel*la*nist\, n.
      A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.

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   Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, a.
      Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.

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   Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L.
      miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.
      miscellan[82]e, pl. miscellan[82]es. See {Miscellaneous}.]
      A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a
      collection of compositions on various subjects.
  
               'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
               and sins actual.                                    --Hewyt.
  
      {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
            milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

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   Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L.
      miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.
      miscellan[82]e, pl. miscellan[82]es. See {Miscellaneous}.]
      A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a
      collection of compositions on various subjects.
  
               'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
               and sins actual.                                    --Hewyt.
  
      {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
            milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

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   Misclaim \Mis*claim"\, n.
      A mistaken claim.

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   Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Mislaying}.]
      1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
  
                     The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke.
  
      2. To lay in a place not recollected; to lose.
  
                     The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately
                     mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to
                     obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.

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   Mislin \Mis"lin\, n. & a.
      See {Maslin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

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   Mislin \Mis"lin\, n. & a.
      See {Maslin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
      meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
      1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
            (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
            (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
                  rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
                  {mastlin}.]
  
      2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
            (a) . [Obs.]
  
                           Mead eke in a maselyn.                  --Chaucer.

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   Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
      Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
      of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
      {mislin}, etc.]

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   Misle \Mi"sle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Misling}.] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. {Mistle}, {Mizzle}.]
      To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle.

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   Mizzle \Miz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.]
      1. To rain in very fine drops.

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   Moslem \Mos"lem\, n.; pl. {Moslems}, or collectively {Moslem}.
      [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr.
      salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine
      will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.]
      A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also {muslim}.]
      [bd]Heaps of slaughtered Moslem.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
               They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.

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   Moslem \Mos"lem\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, Moslem
      lands; the Moslem faith.

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   Moslem \Mos"lem\, n.; pl. {Moslems}, or collectively {Moslem}.
      [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr.
      salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine
      will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.]
      A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also {muslim}.]
      [bd]Heaps of slaughtered Moslem.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
               They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.

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   Moslings \Mos"lings\, n. pl.
      Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.
      --Simmonds.

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   Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos,
      OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',
      L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]
      1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
            distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
            capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
            discharging the spores. There are many species,
            collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
            and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
  
      Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
               small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
               of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
               etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
               {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and
               {Lycopodium}.
  
      2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
            of the Scottish border.
  
      Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
               words which need no special explanation; as,
               moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
  
      {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.
  
      {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
            several species of the genus {Hypnum}.
  
      {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See
            {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.
  
      {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.
  
      {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
            black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
            part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.
  
      {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan.
  
      {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
            Oxycoccus}).
  
      {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
            acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
            highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
            Arctic circle.
  
      {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
            forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
            water is grained off or retained in its pores.
  
      {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P.
            subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
            Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
            handsome flowers. --Gray.
  
      {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
            growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
            from the Provence rose.
  
      {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J.
            squarrosus}).
  
      {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.

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      2. (Naut.)
            (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to
                  prevent a running eye from slipping.
            (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.
  
      3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.
  
      4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]
  
      5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
  
      {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},
            {Flying}, etc.
  
      {Mouse bird} (Zo[94]l.), a coly.
  
      {Mouse deer} (Zo[94]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
  
      {Mouse galago} (Zo[94]l.), a very small West American galago
            ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a
            mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.
  
      {Mouse hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A hawk that devours mice.
            (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.
  
      {Mouse lemur} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very
            small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in
            Madagascar.
  
      {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part
            next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;
            -- called also {mouse buttock}.

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   Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,
      Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.
      Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first
      manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]
      A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
      applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and
      sheeting muslins.
  
      {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
  
      {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.
            See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]

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   d8Mousseline \[d8]Mousse`line"\, n. [F.]
      Muslin.
  
      {[d8]Mousseline de laine}. [F., muslin of wool.] Muslin
            delaine. See under {Muslin}.
  
      {Mousseline glass}, a kind of thin blown glassware, such as
            wineglasses, etc.

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   Muculent \Mu"cu*lent\, a. [L. muculentus, fr. mucus.]
      Slimy; moist, and moderately viscous.

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   Muscallonge \Mus"cal*longe\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Muskellunge}.

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   Muscling \Mus"cling\, n. (Fine Arts)
      Exhibition or representation of the muscles. [R.]
  
               A good piece, the painters say, must have good
               muscling, as well as coloring and drapery.
                                                                              --Shaftesbury.

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   Musculin \Mus"cu*lin\, n. [L. musculus a muscle.] (Physiol.
      Chem.)
      See {Syntonin}.

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   Syntonin \Syn"to*nin\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?] stretched tight,
      intense.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous
      matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; -- formerly
      called {musculin}. See {Acid albumin}, under {Albumin}.

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   Musculin \Mus"cu*lin\, n. [L. musculus a muscle.] (Physiol.
      Chem.)
      See {Syntonin}.

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   Syntonin \Syn"to*nin\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?] stretched tight,
      intense.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous
      matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; -- formerly
      called {musculin}. See {Acid albumin}, under {Albumin}.

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   Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great
      Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence
      River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also
      {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge},
      and {muskelunjeh}.]

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   Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great
      Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence
      River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also
      {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge},
      and {muskelunjeh}.]

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   Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great
      Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence
      River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also
      {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge},
      and {muskelunjeh}.]

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   Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great
      Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence
      River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also
      {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge},
      and {muskelunjeh}.]

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   Moslem \Mos"lem\, n.; pl. {Moslems}, or collectively {Moslem}.
      [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr.
      salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine
      will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.]
      A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also {muslim}.]
      [bd]Heaps of slaughtered Moslem.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
               They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.

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   Muslim \Mus"lim\, n.
      See {Moslem}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moslem \Mos"lem\, n.; pl. {Moslems}, or collectively {Moslem}.
      [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr.
      salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine
      will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.]
      A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also {muslim}.]
      [bd]Heaps of slaughtered Moslem.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
               They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.

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   Muslim \Mus"lim\, n.
      See {Moslem}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,
      Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.
      Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first
      manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]
      A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
      applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and
      sheeting muslins.
  
      {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
  
      {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.
            See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]

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   Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,
      Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.
      Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first
      manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]
      A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
      applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and
      sheeting muslins.
  
      {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
  
      {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.
            See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,
      Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.
      Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first
      manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]
      A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
      applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and
      sheeting muslins.
  
      {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
  
      {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.
            See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muslinet \Mus`lin*et"\, n. [F. mousselinette.]
      A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulman \Mus"sul*man\, n.; pl. {Mussulmans}. [Ar. muslim[c6]n,
      pl. of muslim: cf. F. & Sp. musulman. See {Moslem}.]
      A Mohammedan; a Moslem.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulmanic \Mus`sul*man"ic\, a.
      Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs:
      Mohammedan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulmanish \Mus"sul*man*ish\, a.
      Mohammedan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulmanism \Mus"sul*man*ism\, n.
      Mohammedanism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulmanly \Mus"sul*man*ly\, adv.
      In the manner of Moslems.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mussulman \Mus"sul*man\, n.; pl. {Mussulmans}. [Ar. muslim[c6]n,
      pl. of muslim: cf. F. & Sp. musulman. See {Moslem}.]
      A Mohammedan; a Moslem.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.]
      1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to
            prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to
            sheathe; to restrain from speech or action. [bd]My dagger
            muzzled.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out
                     the corn.                                          --Deut. xxv.
                                                                              4.
  
      2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L.
      {Tarantul[91]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
      Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
      supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
      ({Tarantula apuli[91]}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
      countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
      {tarentula}.]
  
      {Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}),
            which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and
            places it in its nest as food for its young, after
            paralyzing it by a sting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desman \Des"man\ (d[ecr]s"m[ait]n), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale
      moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called
      {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also
      {d[91]sman}.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Macclenny, FL (city, FIPS 41950)
      Location: 30.28021 N, 82.12591 W
      Population (1990): 3966 (1480 housing units)
      Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 32063

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Massillon, OH (city, FIPS 48244)
      Location: 40.78665 N, 81.52007 W
      Population (1990): 31007 (12814 housing units)
      Area: 34.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 44646, 44647

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mays Landing, NJ (CDP, FIPS 44820)
      Location: 39.45282 N, 74.72424 W
      Population (1990): 2090 (863 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08330

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mc Lean, IL
      Zip code(s): 61754
   Mc Lean, VA
      Zip code(s): 22101

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mc Leansboro, IL
      Zip code(s): 62859

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mc Leansville, NC
      Zip code(s): 27301

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McAllen, TX (city, FIPS 45384)
      Location: 26.21550 N, 98.23932 W
      Population (1990): 84021 (28597 housing units)
      Area: 84.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mcallen, TX
      Zip code(s): 78501, 78503, 78504

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McAllen, TX (city, FIPS 45384)
      Location: 26.21550 N, 98.23932 W
      Population (1990): 84021 (28597 housing units)
      Area: 84.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mcallen, TX
      Zip code(s): 78501, 78503, 78504

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McClain County, OK (county, FIPS 87)
      Location: 34.99960 N, 97.44043 W
      Population (1990): 22795 (9300 housing units)
      Area: 1475.5 sq km (land), 27.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McCullom Lake, IL (village, FIPS 45616)
      Location: 42.36883 N, 88.29382 W
      Population (1990): 1033 (360 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLain, MS (town, FIPS 43840)
      Location: 31.10371 N, 88.82420 W
      Population (1990): 536 (230 housing units)
      Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLean, IL (village, FIPS 45811)
      Location: 40.31556 N, 89.17044 W
      Population (1990): 797 (300 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, NE (village, FIPS 30065)
      Location: 42.38618 N, 97.46766 W
      Population (1990): 49 (26 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, TX (town, FIPS 45780)
      Location: 35.23287 N, 100.59996 W
      Population (1990): 849 (509 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, VA (CDP, FIPS 48376)
      Location: 38.93847 N, 77.17701 W
      Population (1990): 38168 (14266 housing units)
      Area: 48.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mclean, NE
      Zip code(s): 68747

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLean, IL (village, FIPS 45811)
      Location: 40.31556 N, 89.17044 W
      Population (1990): 797 (300 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, NE (village, FIPS 30065)
      Location: 42.38618 N, 97.46766 W
      Population (1990): 49 (26 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, TX (town, FIPS 45780)
      Location: 35.23287 N, 100.59996 W
      Population (1990): 849 (509 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   McLean, VA (CDP, FIPS 48376)
      Location: 38.93847 N, 77.17701 W
      Population (1990): 38168 (14266 housing units)
      Area: 48.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mclean, NE
      Zip code(s): 68747

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLean County, IL (county, FIPS 113)
      Location: 40.49472 N, 88.84534 W
      Population (1990): 129180 (49164 housing units)
      Area: 3065.6 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)
   McLean County, KY (county, FIPS 149)
      Location: 37.52845 N, 87.26119 W
      Population (1990): 9628 (4042 housing units)
      Area: 658.7 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water)
   McLean County, ND (county, FIPS 55)
      Location: 47.60542 N, 101.31539 W
      Population (1990): 10457 (5515 housing units)
      Area: 5466.0 sq km (land), 564.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLeansboro, IL (city, FIPS 45824)
      Location: 38.09227 N, 88.53284 W
      Population (1990): 2677 (1461 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLeansville, NC (CDP, FIPS 40460)
      Location: 36.10362 N, 79.66054 W
      Population (1990): 1154 (468 housing units)
      Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLemoresville, TN (town, FIPS 45000)
      Location: 35.98602 N, 88.57942 W
      Population (1990): 280 (140 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLendon-Chisholm, TX (city, FIPS 45804)
      Location: 32.84591 N, 96.38986 W
      Population (1990): 646 (225 housing units)
      Area: 32.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McLennan County, TX (county, FIPS 309)
      Location: 31.55063 N, 97.20059 W
      Population (1990): 189123 (78857 housing units)
      Area: 2698.6 sq km (land), 47.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mecklenburg County, NC (county, FIPS 119)
      Location: 35.24830 N, 80.83312 W
      Population (1990): 511433 (216416 housing units)
      Area: 1366.0 sq km (land), 57.8 sq km (water)
   Mecklenburg County, VA (county, FIPS 117)
      Location: 36.68362 N, 78.36511 W
      Population (1990): 29241 (14589 housing units)
      Area: 1616.1 sq km (land), 143.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Meckling, SD
      Zip code(s): 57044

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mokelumne Hill, CA
      Zip code(s): 95245

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   Miscellaneous
  
      Hackers are more likely to have cats than dogs (in fact, it is widely
   grokked that cats have the hacker nature).   Many drive incredibly
   decrepit heaps and forget to wash them; richer ones drive spiffy
   Porsches and RX-7s and then forget to have them washed.   Almost all
   hackers have terribly bad handwriting, and often fall into the habit of
   block-printing everything like junior draftsmen.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Meshelemiah
      friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites,
      called also Shelemiah (1 Chr. 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a
      temple gate-keeper in the time of David.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Meshillemoth
      requitals. (1.) The father of Berechiah (2 Chr. 28:12).
     
         (2.) A priest, the son of Immer (Neh. 11:13).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Meshullam
      befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time
      of Jotham (1 Chr. 5:13).
     
         (2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of
      Josiah (2 Kings 22:3).
     
         (3.) A priest, father of Hilkiah (1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 11:11), in
      the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in 1 Chr. 6:12.
     
         (4.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (2 Chr. 34:12), in the
      reign of Josiah.
     
         (5.) 1 Chr. 8:17.
     
         (6.) 1 Chr. 3:19.
     
         (7.) Neh. 12:13.
     
         (8.) A chief priest (Neh. 12:16).
     
         (9.) One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (8:16).
     
         (10.) A priest (1 Chr. 9:12).
     
         (11.) One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when
      expounding the law to the people (Neh. 8:4).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Meshullemeth
      friend, the wife of Manasseh, and the mother of Amon (2 Kings
      21:19), Kings of Judah.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Meshelemiah, peace, or perfection, of the Lord
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Meshillamith, peaceable; perfect; giving again
   Meshullam; peaceable; perfect; their parables
  
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